israel considers that area off limits. a palestinian man was later shot and killed. his relatives say he was trying to plant a hamas flag when he was shot. today, of course, is black friday, the frenzied start of the holiday shopping season. bargain hunters were out in force across the country looking for deals. others were out for the fun of it. 147 million people are expected to shop this weekend and they're projected to spend $12.2 billion today alone. seth doane is in jersey city tonight. seth? >> reporter: good evening, anthony, retailers can make as much as 10% of their holiday profit this is weekend. that's why they've made shopping easier and earlier than ever. black friday is usually a contact sport but this year an estimated 41 million people started shopping on thursday, making for a more civilized form of chaos target opened thanksgiving evening but carolyn shin went this morning to kick off the second shift. >> we avoid the crazy lines. we're not the midnight people, we're the 6:30 a.m. people. so we're in between the craziness and the fun. >> reporter: